Post Office – Luray VA
The historic post office in Luray, Virginia was constructed in 1938 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
Post Office – Onancock VA
The historic post office in Onancock, Virginia was constructed in 1936 with Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.
Post Office – Orange VA
The post office in Orange, Virginia was constructed in 1935 with Treasury Department funds. It is also the site of Arnold Friedman’s 1937 mural, “Upland Pastures,” painted for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. Louis A. Simon was the Supervising… read more
Post Office – Petersburg VA
The historic post office building in Petersburg, Virginia, was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1935. The building is still in use today.
Post Office – Rocky Mount VA
The historic post office in Rocky Mount, Virginia was constructed in 1936 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
Post Office – Smithfield VA
Smithfield’s historic post office was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1941. The building, which is still in service, also houses a New Deal mural by William Abbot Cheever entitled “Captain John Smith Trading with the Indians.”
Post Office – Staunton VA
The historic Woodrum Station post office in Staunton, Virginia was built with Treasury Department funds in 1935. The building houses an example of New Deal artwork.
Post Office – Strasburg VA
The historic Strasburg, Virginia was constructed in 1936 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses New Deal artwork, is still in service.
Post Office – Stuart VA
The historic post office in Stuart, Virginia was constructed in 1941 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
Post Office – Tazewell VA
The historic post office in Tazewell, Virginia was constructed in 1937 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses New Deal artwork inside, is still in use today.
Post Office (former) – Ashland VA
This former post office building was constructed by the Treasury Department for Ashland in 1940. The building is still standing, but is now privately owned.
Post Office (former) – Marion VA
The old post office in Marion, VA was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1935. The building is now privately owned.
Post Office Bas Relief – Marion VA
The plaster bas relief entitled “The Letter” was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The work was created for the New Deal post office in Marion, Virginia, which is now privately owned. The relief has since been relocated… read more
Post Office Bas Relief – Staunton VA
Housed at the historic Woodrum Station post office in Staunton, Virginia, “The McCormick Reaper” is a terra cotta relief was created by Florence Bessom. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Department of Fine Arts. It was re-discovered during a… read more
Post Office Mural – Altavista VA
The mural “The Growing Community,” by Herman Maril, was painted with Treasury Section of Fine Arts funds in 1940.
Post Office Mural – Appalachia VA
The historic post office in Appalachia, Virginia houses an example of New Deal artwork: a mural entitled “Appalachia.” The Treasury Section of Fine Arts commissioned the work, which was created by Lucile Blanch, which was completed and installed in the… read more
Post Office Mural – Bassett VA
The fresco “Manufacture of Furniture” was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and installed in the historic Bassett post office in 1939. The work is still visible there today.
Post Office Mural – Berryville VA
The mural “Clark County Products, 1939,” by Edwin Lewis, was completed with Treasury Section of Fine Arts funds in 1939.
Post Office Mural – Bluefield VA
The mural “Coal Mining,” by Richard Kenah, was completed with Treasury Section of Fine Arts funds and installed in the historic post office in Bluefield, Virginia in 1942. Kenah was a local artist who painted a variety of post office… read more
Post Office Mural – Chatham VA
The historic post office in Chatham, Virginia houses an example of New Deal artwork: an oil-on-canvas mural entitled “Harvest Season in Southern Virginia.” The Treasury Section of Fine Arts commissioned the work, which was created by Carson Davenport, which was… read more
Post Office Mural – Christiansburg VA
The post office contains a 1939 Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Great Road” painted John W. de Groot. The mural is a classic example of the “historic valor” series common to many Post Offices built at this time. In… read more
Post Office Mural – Emporia VA
The mural “Country Saw Mill” by Andree Ruellan was painted with Treasury Section of Fine Arts funds and was installed in the lobby of the Emporia, Virginia post office in 1941.
Post Office Mural – Hopewell VA
The Hopewell post office contains a noted 1939 oil-on-canvas mural by Edmund Archer entitled “Captain Francis Eppes Making Friends with the Appomatox Indians.”
Post Office Mural – Luray VA
The Luray post office mural, titled “Luray 1840,” was painted by Sheffield Kagy in 1939. The work was commissioned by the U.S. Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
Post Office Mural – Orange VA
The oil-on-canvas mural “Upland Pastures” was painted for the historic Orange, Virginia post office by Arnold Friedman. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Department of Fine Arts.
Post Office Mural – Rocky Mount VA
The historic post office in Rocky Mount, Virginia houses an example of New Deal artwork: the mural “Life in Rocky Mount,” painted by Roy Hilton. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
Post Office Mural – Smithfield VA
The oil-on-canvas mural “Captain John Smith Trading With the Indians” was painted by William Abbot Cheever in 1941. The mural, which hangs in the lobby of the Smithfield, Virginia post office, was restored in 2009.
Post Office Mural – Strasburg VA
Strasburg, Virginia’s historic post office houses a New Deal mural titled “Apple Orchard.” Painted by Sarah Blakeslee in 1938, the work was commissioned by the U.S. Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
Post Office Mural – Stuart VA
The historic post office in Stuart, Virginia contains a 1942 Section of Fine Arts mural by John E. Costigan entitled “Receiving Mail on the Farm.”
Post Office Mural – Virginia Beach VA
During the Great Depression the federal government commissioned a mural upon completion then-new post office in downtown Virginia Beach. The work by John H. R. Pickett was completed in 1939 with funding from the Treasury Section of Fine Arts, and… read more
Post Office Murals – Tazewell VA
The Tazewell post office contains two murals by William H. Calfee completed in 1940 with Treasury Section of Fine Arts funds.
Post Office: Calfee Mural – Petersburg VA
“Agricultural Scenes in Virginia” is one of two murals created for the Petersburg post office under the auspices of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The oil-on-canvas work depicts two primary agricultural crops of Virginia: tobacco and peanuts. It was… read more
Post Office: Lewis Mural – Petersburg VA
“Riding to Hounds” is one of two murals created for the Petersburg post office under the auspices of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The work, which depicts Virginia fox hunting, was painted in 1937 by Edwin S. Lewis.
Prater School (former) – Haysi VA
The former Prater school in Haysi, Dickenson County, Virginia, was constructed as a New Deal project. Satellite and Google Street View imagery suggest the building is still extant, if largely abandoned. In 1940, W.E. French, who directed the Federal work… read more
Prince Edward County Courthouse – Farmville VA
The historic Prince Edward County Courthouse in Farmville, Virginia was constructed between November 1938 and November 1939 with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The building, located between Main St. and South St. south of W. 3rd… read more
Prince William Forest Park – Triangle VA
Prince William Forest Park was developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), with help from skilled workers of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), from 1935 to 1942. It was then known as Chopawamsic Recreation Demonstration Area (the name was changed… read more
Reagan National Airport – Arlington VA
The first Washington DC airport was built during the New Deal. Long known as National Airport, it was renamed for former President Ronald Reagan in 1998. Most locals still refer to it by its former name. Construction began in 1938,… read more
Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary – Arlington VA
In 1934-35, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) helped develop Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary out of the marshes along the south shore of the Potomac River. Roaches Run is located at the north end of National Airport, which was developed a… read more
Roanoke Veterans Administration Hospital – Salem VA
The Roanoke Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital Historic District, currently known as the Salem Veterans Affairs Medical Center, is located at 1970 Roanoke Boulevard, Salem, Virginia, within Roanoke County. The city boundary of Salem and Roanoke extends through the medical center’s… read more
Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport Improvements – Roanoke VA
Opened on it’s current location in 1929, the Roanoke Regional Airport began operating with two dirt runways and a single small hangar. In 1937, with the condition of the airport deteriorating, the City of Roanoke bought the property. Using funds… read more
